Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22
This guide follows Chopin’s Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (1834) in one part.
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Follow all 12 sections as they play
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The is for the pianist alone. Quiet rippling figures open it, and then a smooth, song-like melody in G major unfolds. A leads to a contrasting idea, and another prepares a short . A -like passage then leads into the in E-flat major, where the left hand keeps the dance rhythm and the right hand spins an ornate melody, with trills, double notes, leaps and runs, to a spectacular .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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